Whether that's on NBC, one of its cable outlets, or possibly even a streaming outlet remains to be seen - but let's just cherish the good news.

"I think there would be two versions of the show," Salke explained.

"Of course if it ends up on some alternative platform, we would have more leeway, but it is designed to be dishy, fun, and push the envelope as far as sexuality. It's not something we're inviting kids in to watch."

The NBC boss added: "We wouldn't have held that talent if we didn't have every intention of finding an opportunity for the show. I love it."

The Cruel Intentions spinoff dives back into the hedonism and heartbreak that the utterly evil heiress Kathryn Merteuil (Sarah Michelle Gellar) forces on everyone around her.

In this follow-up to the 1999 movie version, Kathryn's power-grab at Valmont International is, well, complicated by the re-emergence of her long-lost nephew Bash (Taylor John Smith).

Although it's a major downer that Reese Witherspoon won't be back as the incorruptible Annette Hargrove (mother to Bash), the character will pop up in Cruel Intentions - now played by Drop Dead Diva's Kate Levering.